Wringer



Aug. 17,1926. 1,596,309

w. ROBERTSON WRINGER' Filed May 192s Patented Aug. 17, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM ROBERTSON, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR 'IO LOVELL MANUFAC-TUBING COMPANY, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYL- VA NIA.

Application filed May 31,

WVringers have been provided with rest plates which form a guide forentering the clothes between the rolls. These rest plates ordinarilyextend from opposite the lower roll and are pivoted at some point abovethe lower roll so that the plates may be swung outwardly in case clotheswind on the lower roll. These plates are preferably formed of metalcomparatively thin from top to bottom in order to give the rest plate aguiding surface of considerable dimension. There the clothes roll on theroll, thus forcing this rest plate outwardly from the roll, the edge ofthe rest plate is swung up by the engagement of the clothes on the rollso as to bring the strain incident to the clothes caught on the restplate in a direction across-the edge of the plate and in line with itssmaller dimensions, thus bending the plate and ruining the structure.The present invention is designed to correct this difficulty andconsists in providing a stop for the rest plate which will permit therest plate to swing to give a space for the clothes rolled on the rollapproximately equal to that between the lower roll and the drip boardand yet will maintain the rest plat-e with a cross dimension in thedirection leading to the rolls sufficient to sustain the strain exertedon the plate where buttons or other obstructions become caught orengaged by the rest plate. Other features of the invention will appearfrom the specification and claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accom panying drawings as followsFig. 1 shows an elevation of the wringer.

Fig. 2 a section on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1.

1 marks the wringer frame, 2 the lower roll, and 3 the upper roll. Theseare mounted in the frame in the usual manner and subjected to thetension of a spring 4, the spring 4 being adjusted by a screw 5 ascommonly.

A drip board 6 is slidably and tiltably mounted between the sides of thewringer frame. It rests on pins 8 extending inwardly from these sides,these pins engaging stops 7 and the tilting movement being limited bystops 9 on the wringer frame.

Rest plates 10 are arranged at each side WRINGER.

1923. Serial No. 642,479.

of the wringer. They are provided with the up-turned ears 11 which arepivoted on pins 12 extending into projections 13 on the wringer frame.The structure so far described is one commonly used and the rest plateas shown is formed of comparatively thin metal. I

I provide projections 14 extending up-' wardly on the ears 11 above thepivots '12. Stop surfaces 15 engage the faces of the wringer frame thuslimiting the upward movement of the rest plate as indicated in dashlines in Fig. 2. Clothes caught on the front edge of the rest plate inthis position will exert strain on the rest plate nearly in line withthe greater dimension of the rest plate so that the rest plate will notbe injured by this strain. It will be noted also that the swingingmovement of the rest plate is sufficient to give a space between theroll and the rest plate approximately equal to the space between theroll and the drip board so that the space for clothes rolled on the rollis not diminished.

What I claim as new is 1. In a wringer the combination of a frame; topand bottom rolls mounted in the frame; a clothes rest formed with a thinrest plate of greater cross dimension in a direction toward and from therolls and up-turned ears at the ends of the plate; a pivotal mountingfor the ears on the wringer frame; and a stop limiting the upwardswinging movement of the rest plate to maintain the direction of pull ofthe superposed clothes going'to the rolls approximately in line with thegreater cross dimension of said rest plate.

2. In a wringer, the combination of a frame; top and bottom rollsmounted in the frame; a clothes rest formed with a rest plate andup-turned ears at the ends of the plate; a pivotal mounting for the earson the wringer frame; and a stop formed by projecting the ears above thepivot, said projections engaging the front face of the wringer frame andlimiting the upward swinging of the rest plate.

3. In a wringer, the combination of a frame; top and bottom rollsmounted in the frame; a clothes rest formed With a rest plate andtip-turned ears at the ends of the plate; a pivotal mounting for theears on the Wringer frame; a stop limiting the up- Ward swingingmovement of the rest plate; and a drip board below the lower roll, thelength of the ears and position of the stop permitting movement of therest plate atfording a space between the roll and rest plateapproximately equal to the space be- 10 tween the roll and drip board.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM ROBERTSON.

